Once he sees this fact his feet are on the path. If you want to know the truth you will know it.
AGNES MARTINI want to say that they are not what they seem to be. I want to say that all that seems like fantastic mistakes are not mistake.
More Agnes Martin Quotes
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I would like my work to be recognized as being in the classical tradition (Coptic, Egyptian, Greek, Chinese), as representing the Ideal in the mind. Classical art cannot possibly be eclectic.
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Doing what you were born to do … That’s the way to be happy.
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Give up doing the things that you do not like to do.
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Fulfill your potential. That’s the way to happiness.
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Any material may be used but the theme is the same and the response is the same for all artwork.
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The enormous pitfall is devotion to oneself instead of to life. All works that are self-devoted are absolutely ineffective.
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Anything can be painted without representation.
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All that seems like error is not error; and it all has to be done. That which seems like a false step is the next step.
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The worst thing you can think about when you’re working is yourself.
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It’s not about facts, it’s about feelings. It’s about remembering feelings and happiness.
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There’s nobody living who couldn’t stand all afternoon in front of a waterfall …. Anyone who can sit on a stone in a field awhile can see my painting.
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Inspiration is there all the time. For everyone whose mind is not clouded over with thoughts whether they realize it or not.
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You can’t make a perfect painting. We can see perfection in our minds. But we can’t make a perfect painting.
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They are immeasurable, completely lacking in substance. They are perfect and sublime. This is the subject matter of art.
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Beauty and happiness and life are all the same and they are pervasive, unattached and abstract and they are our only concern.
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